Recently the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Criminal Investigation Division have been investigating reports of armed robberies committed by an unknown black male with a knife. The reported incidents began when the victims responded to an ad posted on Craiglist for…
Texarkana, Ark. Police department is redirecting an officer into an investigative position that will be solely assigned to threats of active shooters. “Law enforcement officials must do a better job of gathering, assessing, investigating, and disseminating information that could possibly…
A Texarkana man received a 60-year prison sentence Wednesday from a Miller County jury for raping a 13-year-old girl. Tyree Maurice Goins, 33, must serve at least 70 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. During the…
A man who was drunk and under the influence of drugs when he caused a crash last year in Bowie County that killed one and left another severely injured was sentenced to 13 years in prison Monday. Tyler Reed Pate,…
A Bowie County grand jury issued a murder indictment Thursday for a Texarkana, Texas, man who allegedly shot and killed a man he’d fought with over a football bet. Takyme Devon James, 39, is facing five to 99 years or…
UPDATE – Police Have Identified the body found today as a 32 year old homeless man from Dierks, Arkansas. His family has been notified and told investigators that they had not heard from him since late last year. Because it…
An Arkansas Department of Correction inmate accused of beating a female correctional officer to death at the Miller County jail in December 2016 needs mental health treatment before his case can proceed. Trammel Mackenzie Hunter, 28, is charged with capital…
On Saturday, February 17 at approximately 7:00 p.m., Investigator Thomas Whitt and Deputy Rowdy Green of the Miller County Sheriff’s Department went to a mobile home located at Ward’s Trailer Park where Investigator Whitt was attempting to serve a felony…
On Monday, February 19 at approximately 8:50am, Miller County Deputies were alerted to a Social Media Posting from a juvenile in Miller County that concerned some recipients of the posting. An image associated with the posting, depicted the juvenile holding…
A 63-year-old Ozan, Ark., man accused of being under the influence of methamphetamine when he caused a fatal collision last year on a Miller County highway asked for a reduced bond Tuesday. Forrest Rector Stewart Jr. appeared before Circuit Judge…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Ricky Jared Rankin, 24, at his Texarkana Texas home early Tuesday afternoon for Terroristic Threats. According to police Rankin made a post Monday night on his Instagram account that included a picture of an…
Members of the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating Mathew Tyler Smith for allegedly trafficking substantial quantities of marijuana to the Texarkana area. According to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday information was obtained that Matthew Smith would be…
A man charged last year with animal cruelty in connection with neglected dogs and a goat discovered in a Miller County residence was sentenced to four years in prison earlier this month as part of a plea bargain. William Lake…
On Tuesday the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a jailer for the Bi State Jail may have taken money from a prisoner’s personal property. According t a press release, the individual reported that she had been arrested…
On Wednesday, February 14 at approximately 1:00am, Miller County Deputies responded to Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana regarding a 1 month old female who was suffering from multiple injuries. Emergency Room Physicians reported that the victim was suffering from…
